An Exchange Offer

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The basis of everything in life seems to be Exchange...
A favour for another.. some help for some more...
Give and take... 

Maybe I'm stupid... to think that its not about what you give or take.. its just what you wish to do... unconditional.. without compulsion or guilt...

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  1. Manik Doomra18 March 2010 at 12:41

    Give and Take is the philosophy. Though our thought always will not wish us to ask for things in return but an unconscious part of it always wishes somethings. We regret having thoughts like that, but we couldn't even help! It is more of part of our psyche, embedded through evolution - to protect ourselves. The worst part is what we loose...

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  2. Dwiti R20 March 2010 at 02:02

    @ Manik: all m saying is that there rarely seems to be an occasion when we help otherwise..

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  3. Aditi Gupta5 April 2010 at 23:27

    Now that you mention it, it probably is the natural rule, and the fact that we, humans have managed to break it (wrt nature-we don't return as much as we take), that there is a chaos with the natural system..

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  4. Angel of love!!!15 May 2010 at 18:05

    Its called selfless service...
    try it!!

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